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2014 Mayo County Council election
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Part of the 2014 Irish local elections
November 2021
November 2021
2014 Mayo County Council election Ireland Mayo in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Mayo County Council Parliamentary no yes 2009 Mayo County Council election 2009 2019 Mayo County Council election 2019 All 30 seats on Mayo County Council 16 23 May 2014 Council control before election Council control after election Fianna Fáil Independent Fianna Fáil 10 3 Fine Gael 10 7 Sinn Féin 3 1 Independent politician (Ireland) 7 2
An election to all 30 seats on Mayo County Council was held in Ireland on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, a decrease from 31 seats at the 2009 election. County Mayo was divided into four local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).Proportional Representation Citizens Information, 2009-09-21.Mayo profile Irish Times, 2014-05-16.Local Election Results for Mayo County Council Irish Times. Retrieved: 2014-05-30.
While Fine Gael remained the most popular party in Mayo in terms of vote share, the party surrendered its previously held overall majority on Mayo County Council and lost 7 seats in the process to be reduced to 10 councillors. Several long-serving members lost their seats in the process and the Taoiseach's brother, Henry Kenny, was a near casualty in Castlebar. Fianna Fáil gained 3 seats in the election to return with 10 councillors, the same numbers as Fine Gael. Their gains came in Ballina, Castlebar, and Claremorris. The party missed out on an additional seat in West Mayo due to running too many candidates, transfer leakage, and the fact that the previous incumbents had retired. Sinn Féin made modest gains by gaining a seat in Castlebar to add to their delegation, although the party was very close in Ballina. Independents garnered a large vote share in each LEA and increased their numbers to 7 seats.
Results by party
Party Seats ± 1st pref First preference votes FPv% First preference votes percentage Fine Gael10−721,53534.48 Fianna Fáil10+318,28729.28 Independent politician (Ireland)7+215,33624.56 Sinn Féin3+16,44710.32 Labour Party (Ireland)006070.97 Green Party (Ireland)02390.38Total30−162,453100.00
Results by local electoral area
* Outgoing councillor.
Ballina
Ballina: 8 seatsElection Results RTÉ NewsBallina Mayo County Council
13
Fine Gael
John O'Hara*
1,612
9.9%
1,614
1,672
1,712
1,741
1,746
1,846
Independent politician (Ireland)
Seamus Weir*
1,589
9.7%
1,590
1,630
1,670
1,672
1,762 1,812
1,817
Fianna Fáil
Annie May Raepe*
1,256
7.7%
1,260
1,263
1,314
1,330
1,392 1,652
1,662
1,822
Fianna Fáil
Michael Smyth
1,069
6.6%
1,087
1,091
1,093
1,297
1,410
1,416
1,416
1,434
1,450 1,480
1,521
1,523
Fine Gael
Jarlath Munnelly*
1,042
6.4%
1,043
1,122
1,127
1,160
1,166
1,196
1,199
1,565
1,834
Fianna Fáil
Michael Loftus
1,037
6.4%
1,037
1,098
1,105
1,109
1,137 1,186
1,187
1,372
1,432 2,100
Sinn Féin
John Sheahan
1,026
6.3%
1,059
1,062
1,096
1,218
1,266 1,278
1,278
1,314
1,355 1,393
1,440
1,453
Independent politician (Ireland)
Enda Lavelle
980
6.0%
983
1,062
1,071
1,075
1,081 1,088
1,090
1,190
1,244
Independent politician (Ireland)
Gerry Ginty*
935
5.7%
938
948
1,155
1,159
1,169 1,290
1,295
1,340
1,736 1,846
Fianna Fáil
Eamon Moore
901
5.5%
901
987
999
1,001
1,018 1,043
1,043
Fine Gael
Neil Cruise
848
5.2%
854
871
882
1,004
1,253 1,253
1,258
1,274
1,344 1,406
1,500
1,510
Fine Gael
Mark Winters
830
5.1%
830
858
909
914
919
1,081
1,088
1,111
Fianna Fáil
Johnnie O'Malley
798
4.9%
693
799
808
849
851 872
Fianna Fáil
Jimmy Maloney*
682
4.2%
685
687
688
709
Fine Gael
Joe Mellet*
585
3.6%
609
611
613
Independent politician (Ireland)
Peter Clarke
528
5.2%
528
530
Fine Gael
Padraic Staunton
486
2.9%
486
Independent politician (Ireland)
Martin Peyton
111
0.7%
13
26,103
16,315
167
1,813
16,482 (63.1%)
Castlebar
Castlebar: 8 seatsElection Results RTÉ News
Castlebar Election Results
8
Independent politician (Ireland)
Michael Kilcoyne*
2,922
18.9%
Fianna Fáil
Lisa Chambers
1,481
9.6%
1,610
1,621
1,644
1,681
1,826
Fianna Fáil
Al McDonnell*
1,419
9.2%
1,531
1,534
1,549
1,578
1,597 1,606
1,682
Sinn Féin
Thérèse Ruane
1,375
8.9%
1,517
1,539
1,581
1,607
1,719
Fine Gael
Cyril Burke*
1,185
7.7%
1,231
1,234
1,242
1,296
1,347
1,355
1,641
Fianna Fáil
K. Blackie Gavin*
1,127
7.3%
1,263
1,265
1,293
1,341
1,415 1,438
1,539
Independent politician (Ireland)
Frank Durcan*
1,100
7.1%
1,345
1,366
1,419
1,464
1,562 1,585
1,664
Fine Gael
Eugene Lavin*
1,083
7.0%
1,106
1,108
1,112
1,163
1,181 1,186
Fine Gael
Henry Kenny*
1,075
7.0%
1,150
1,152
1,168
1,384
1,435
1,441
1,674
Fine Gael
Brendan Henaghan
934
6.1%
1,026
1,036
1,080
1,266
1,383 1,410
1,522
Fine Gael
Eugene McCormack
690
4.5%
736
739
754
Labour Party (Ireland)
Harry Barrett
606
3.9%
712
721
759
793
Independent politician (Ireland)
Donal Geraghty
265
1.7%
307
324
Independent politician (Ireland)
Mohammed Kamal Uddin
132
0.9%
146
8
26,263
15,397 (58.6%)
135
1,806
15,532 (59.1%)
Claremorris
Claremorris: 7 seatsElection Results RTÉ News
Claremorris Election Results
6
Fine Gael
Patsy O'Brien*
2,347
15.1%
Independent politician (Ireland)
Richard Finn*
2,050
13.2%
Sinn Féin
Gerry Murray*
1,971
12.7%
Fine Gael
John Cribben*
1,750
11.3%
1,770
1,843
1,862
1,879
1,926
Fianna Fáil
John Caulfield
1,518
9.8%
1,523
1,565
1,576
1,585
1,771
Fianna Fáil
Damien Ryan*
1,250
7.3%
1,319
1,336
1,339
1,697
1,913
Fine Gael
Tom Connolly*
1,203
7.1%
1,263
1,331
1,369
1,396
1,823
Fine Gael
Michael Burke*
1,120
7.2%
1,218
1,255
1,258
1,524
1,559
Fianna Fáil
John P. Kean
1,001
6.4%
1,048
1,142
1,170
1,209
Independent politician (Ireland)
Harry Walsh
826
5.3%
911
977
982
Independent politician (Ireland)
Marie Kilcullen
403
2.6%
418
Green Party (Ireland)
Margaret (Mags) Sheehan
103
0.7%
108
6
25,099
15,542 (61.9%)
177
1,943
15,719 (62.6%)
West Mayo
West Mayo: 7 seats Election Results RTÉ News
West Mayo Mayo County Council
12
Sinn Féin
Rose Conway-Walsh*
2,075
13.7%
Independent politician (Ireland)
Michael Holmes*
1,667
10.9%
1,701
1,714
1,747
1,867
1,919
Fianna Fáil
Paul McNamara
1,351
8.9%
1,356
1,359
1,363
1,370
1,373 1,547
1,576
1,662
1,675 1,698
1,701
Fine Gael
Tereasa McGuire
1,200
6.4%
1,203
1,229
1,236
1,254
1,291
1,350
1,428
1,436
1,700 2,136
Fianna Fáil
Seán Carey
1,197
7.9%
1,250
1,251
1,254
1,255
1,257 1,264
1,299
1,508
1,515 1,530
1,533
Fine Gael
Gerry Coyle*
1,194
7.9%
1,223
1,225
1,226
1,230
1,232
1,326
1,329
1,505
1,526 1,606
1,729
Independent politician (Ireland)
Christy Hyland
1,160
7.6%
1,167
1,186
1,210
1,232
1,281 1,295
1,370
1,378
1,580 1,892
1,979
Fine Gael
Austin O'Malley*
1,004
6.6%
1,006
1,010
1,101
1,114
1,128 1,141
1,184
1,185
1,406
Fianna Fáil
Brendan Mulroy
913
5.5%
916
923
943
980
1,045 1,073
1,278
1,298
1,468 1,618
1,638
Fine Gael
John O'Malley*
836
5.5%
838
846
851
885
933 968
1,011
1,019
Fianna Fáil
Frank Leneghan
544
4.6%
558
558
559
566
568 618
630
Fine Gael
Breege Grealis
511
3.4%
517
525
525
540
545
Fianna Fáil
Joan Geraghty
486
3.2%
489
546
558
585 592
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Independent politician (Ireland)
Joe Lavelle
337
2.2%
340
354
357
374
Independent politician (Ireland)
Michael O'Donnell
331
2.2%
336
346
Fianna Fáil
Tommie Joe Jennings
257
1.7%
258
260
Green Party (Ireland)
Caroline Fitzgerald
136
0.9%
141
12
24,947
15,199
152
1,900
15,351 (61.53%)
Changes
Co-options
Fianna Fáil Lisa Chambers Castlebar Elected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election. 14 March 2016 Michael McLoughlinAppointment of new Castlebar councillor is ratified https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2016/03/14/appointment-of-new-castlebar-councillor-is-ratified 31 July 2025 Connaught Telegraph 14 March 2016
Sinn Féin Rose Conway-Walsh West Mayo Elected to 25th Seanad at the 2016 Seanad election. 22 July 2016 Teresa WhelanGannon Colm Whelan co-opted to the council https://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/86257/whelan-co-opted-to-the-council 31 July 2025 Mayo Advertiser 22 July 2016
Sinn Féin Therese Ruane Castlebar Resigned due to work commitments.Gannon Colm Ruane to step away from politics leaving a hole for SF to fill in county town https://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/96792/ruane-to-step-away-from-politics-leaving-a-hole-for-sf-to-fill-in-county-town 31 July 2025 Mayo Advertiser 17 November 2017 2 March 2018 Joe McHaleGannon Colm McHale selected to fill Sinn Féin council spot https://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/99003/mchale-selected-to-fill-sinn-fin-council-spot 31 July 2025 Mayo Advertiser 2 March 2018
Changes in affiliation
Gerry Ginty Ballina Independent politician (Ireland) Aontú February 2019Kelly Tom Mayo councillor announces his retirement from public life https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2019/03/21/mayo-councillor-announces-his-retirement-from-public-life 31 July 2025 Connaught Telegraph 21 March 2019
References
External links
Official website
Mayo
Category:Mayo County Council elections